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Mahsa M Yazdy, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
mahsa@bu.edu
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Biography

Mahsa Yazdy, PhD, MPH is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is also the Director of the Division for Surveillance, Research, and Promotion of Perinatal Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which houses the Massachusetts Birth Defects Monitoring Program and the Massachusetts Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention. Dr. Yazdy has over 18 years of experience in perinatal epidemiology, with a focus on congenital anomalies. She has served as Executive Committee member, President, Board Vice-Chair, Chair of the Operations Committee of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network; she also serves on Committees and Workgroups of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention and the Society for Epidemiologic Research. Dr. Yazdy received her MPH in Epidemiology from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and received a PhD in Epidemiology from the Boston University School of Public Health.

Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Emory University, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Emory University, BS Field of Study: Computer Science

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Publications

  • Published on 5/1/2025

    Carter TC, Kay DM, Pangilinan F, Almli LM, Jenkins MM, Blue EE, Sok P, White JJ, Cunniff CM, Agopian AJ, Bamshad MJ, Botto LD, Brody LC, Gucsavas-Calikoglu M, Chong JX, Gomez-Acevedo H, Lupo PJ, Moore CA, Nembhard WN, Olney RS, Olshan AF, Orloff MS, Reefhuis J, Romitti PA, Shaw GM, Werler MM, Yazdy MM, Browne ML, Howley MM. Exome Sequencing to Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes for Nonsyndromic Split-Hand/Ft Malformation: A Report From the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res. 2025 May; 117(5):e2472. PMID: 40304391.

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  • Published on 4/30/2025

    Petersen JM, Yazdy MM, Darling AM, Werler MM. Maternal Age Differences in Interpregnancy Interval and Preterm Birth Associations Accounting for Multiple Epidemiologic Biases. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 30. PMID: 40302632.

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  • Published on 4/11/2025

    Hsu CJ, Schraw JM, Desrosiers TA, Janitz AE, Kirby RS, Nestoridi E, Nembhard WN, Salemi JL, Shumate C, Tanner JP, Yazdy MM, Scheurer ME, Rabin KR, Lupo PJ. All genetic subtypes of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia exhibit increased incidence rates in children with Down syndrome. Leukemia. 2025 Apr 11. PMID: 40217070.

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  • Published on 3/26/2025

    Hoang TT, Schraw JM, Shumate C, Desrosiers TA, Nembhard WN, Yazdy M, Nestoridi E, Janitz AE, Kirby RS, Salemi JL, Tanner JP, Chambers TM, Taylor MD, Huff CD, Plon SE, Lupo PJ, Scheurer ME. Co-occurrence of congenital anomalies and childhood brain tumors in 22 million live births. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Mar 26. PMID: 40138258.

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  • Published on 1/22/2025

    Schraw JM, Tark JY, Desrosiers TA, Chambers TM, Shumate CJ, Nembhard WN, Yazdy MM, Nestoridi E, Malone MFW, Laetsch TW, Widemann BC, Janitz AE, Tanner JP, Kirby RS, Salemi JL, Spector LG, Huff CD, Plon SE, Lupo PJ. Risk of carcinomas among children and adolescents with birth defects. Cancer Epidemiol. 2025 Apr; 95:102748. PMID: 39848200.

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  • Published on 12/24/2024

    Luke B, Fisher SC, Forestieri NE, Yazdy MM, Betancourt D, Sacha CR, Murugappan G, Cameron K, Baker VL, Purkayastha M, Williams C, Sutcliffe AG, Richard MA, Lupo PJ. Maternal, reproductive and perinatal factors and the risks of birth defects: traditional and emerging factors. Reprod Biomed Online. 2024 Dec 24; 50(6):104781. PMID: 40273488.

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  • Published on 12/16/2024

    Adrien N, MacLehose RF, Werler MM, Yazdy MM, Fox MP, Parker SE. Assessing the Impact of Exposure Misclassification in Case-Control Studies of Self-Reported Medication Use. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 16. PMID: 39679807.

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  • Published on 9/1/2024

    Michalski AM, Luben TJ, Zaganjor I, Rhoads A, Romitti PA, Conway KM, Langlois PH, Feldkamp ML, Nembhard WN, Reefhuis J, Yazdy MM, Lin AE, Desrosiers TA, Hoyt AT, Browne ML. Maternal Exposure to Tap Water Disinfection By-Products and Risk of Selected Congenital Heart Defects. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Sep; 116(9):e2391. PMID: 39212068.

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  • Published on 3/1/2024

    Fothergill A, Liberman RF, Nestoridi E, Mai CT, Yeung LF, Higgins C, Yazdy MM. Expanding the Massachusetts Birth Defects Monitoring Program to include additional pregnancy outcomes: Programmatic efforts and impacts on case ascertainment, 2012-2020. Birth Defects Res. 2024 Mar; 116(3):e2323. PMID: 38476117.

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  • Published on 12/4/2023

    Darling AM, Yazdy MM, García MH, Carmichael SL, Shaw GM, Nestoridi E. Preconception dietary glycemic index and risk for large-for-gestational age births. Nutrition. 2024 Mar; 119:112322. PMID: 38199030.

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